Thousands of writers and actors have backed a letter written to BBC boss Tim Davie, calling for the broadcasters to rethink plans to axe drama on BBC Radio 3. Since its launch in 1967, BBC Radio 3 ...
Plans to cut audio drama from BBC Radio 3 have been labelled a “devastating loss for writers and actors alike”, with critics calling it the end of the “National Theatre of the airwaves”.
Radio drama has been at the heart of the BBC since it began broadcasting in November 1922. The first play written for children was aired on Christmas Eve that year, followed by the first full ...
A group of leading actors have signed a petition over the BBC’s plans to scrap drama on Radio 3. The 20-strong group of actors, which includes Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen and Bill Nighy, wrote ...